2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Pledges New Aid For Darfur

By David Gollust
Washington
08 May 2006
 
 
Condoleezza Rice (l) and President Bush
  
President Bush says he is asking Congress for $225 million in emergency food aid for Sudan's devastated¹ Darfur region.

In a televised statement from the White House, the president also said he is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to push for accelerating the deployment² of U.N. peacekeepers to the region.

Mr. Bush said he has asked Sudan's president Omar al Bashir to express clear support for such a U.N. force.

President Bush praised last week's peace agreement between the Khartoum government and Darfur's main rebel group. But he said Sudan is still far from the ultimate goal of returning home the millions of people displaced by violence.

The president urged the international community to contribute to aid and rebuilding efforts.

The United Nations has said that funding shortages would force it to cut food rations³ for more than six million people in Sudan. But Mr. Bush said Monday that U.S. aid pledges should prevent a shortfall.

He also said the United States would participate in an upcoming Dutch-led reconstruction⁴ conference for Sudan.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.

1 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

2 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

3 rations   

定量( ration的名词复数 )； 配给量； 正常量； 合理的量

参考例句：

• They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。
• The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。

4 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。